The Arizona sentinel., 1887-01-29

of the United Kingdom. The second is the flag of the Lord High Admiral, a crimson banner with an anchor agent, gorged in the arm with coronet, and cable through the ring, fretted in a true-lover's knot, with ends pendent. Third, the flag of the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, a Union Jack, having in the center of the crosses a blue shield, emblazoned with golden harp. Fourth, the Union, or Union Jack, in which are blended the crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Pat rick, emblematic of the united king doms of England, Scotland and Ireland. Fifth and last, is the flag of the cross of St. George, white, with red cross, the sign of the old crusaders. Each one of these flags represents not only the diff ferent British possessions and various branches of the government, but also the chivalrous, religious and patriotic sentiments.
 The French flag is, comparatively, a modern idea. Under the feudal system every lord had his own personal coat of arms or standard. In the year 1794 the present standard was adopted. It is composed of three equal bands placed vertically, the hoist Cor the part near est the staff) being blue, the center white and the fly Cor the end) red. This tricolor is supposed to be union of the blue banner of St. Martin, the red banner of St. Denis and the ''cor- nette blanche;" there being evidence that these colors have been regarded as the national emblem for centuries.
 The flag most recently added to the family of European nations is the black, red and gold banner, of the North Ger man Empire. When Emperor Bar barossa was crowned, in the year 1152, the road to the palace was covered with carpet, into which were woven the colors black, red and gold. After the coronation the carpet was given to the people and cut into strips, which were carried by them about the city as flags. During the heated discussion in the National Assembly at Frankfort in 184S, as to which combination of colors should have precedence, Freil- grath said: "Powder is black, blood is red and golden fiickers the flame, and that is the old imperial standard" 1 like the motto of Frederic Wilhelm: From night-through blood-to light"
 might draw attention to the flags, and the associated sentiment, of many other nations, both ancient and mod ern, but will pass on to our own grand and beautiful star-spangled banner, which represents a nobler, purer and more patriotic sentiment. Its stripes of red and white proclaim the original union of thirteen States which were associated to main tain the Declaration of Independence. Its stars-white in field of blue-pro- claimed National Constitution, which receives a new star with every added State. The two together signify, Union past and present. The language even of the colors was officially recognized by our fathers-white is for purity, red for valor and the blue for justice.
 Hon. George F. Hoar, in 1878, said: "I have seen the glories of art and architecture, and mountain and river. 1 have seen the sunset on Jungfrau, and the full moon rise on Mont Blanc, but the fairest vision on which these eyes ever looked was the flag of my country in foreign land-beautiful as a flower to those who love it, and ter rible as a meteor to those who hate it. It is the symbol of the power and glory and the honor of 50,00O,00O of Amer icans."
 At the close of the first day of that terrible battle of Shiloh tor Pittsburgh Landing), after having been driven by superior numbers from seven different lines of defense, losing in killed and wounded one-third of the whole com mand, without food or rest, saddened by the loss of many comrades and friends, we waited anxiously for the evenings last attack before sun down, knowing that if we did not suc- cessfully resist it we would be forced to surrender or be driven into the river, when suddenly there appeared ap- preaching us, on the opposite side of the river, a body of mounted men. In the distance and in the dim light we could not distinguish them from friend or foe, but when on the rising ground at a bend in the road, the smoke from the battlefield cleared little, and we saw the grand old Stars and Stripes, then we knew they were friends, and that the long-expected and much-needed endorsements were at hand. Our hearts were filled with re- newed hope and courage, and when General Buell's first brigade crossed the river and marched up the bank, its band playing the grand old air 1.-The Star Spangled Banner,n many 8 battle scared and powder-begrimmed sol dier's eyes were filled with tears, and the shout of exultation and defiance made the woods ring. The enemy heard it above the din and roar of the battle, and knew it was harbinger of their next days defeat. Even the wounded seemed to revive and become inspired with new hope and courage.
 1 once saw young soldier who be- longed to battery of artillery engaged in patching the holes in his guidon Ca